North Platte has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Omaha Northwest Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Nebraska (North Platte is ranked 50th, while Omaha Northwest is ranked 62nd).
North Platte is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Gering a 6-0 shutout on Wednesday. Harper Whitney was a massive factor in the win, as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Omaha Northwest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. Their rough 7-0 defeat to Millard North might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that Omaha Northwest has lost by exactly seven goals.
North Platte has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-8 record this season. As for Omaha Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
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